CVE-2012-5576

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5576
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-18 01:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 04:37:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) red, (2) green, or (3) blue color mask in an XWD file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.8.2 All All All
Application Gimp Gimp 2.8.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Gimp memory corruption vulnerability MLIST www.openwall.com
Security Advisory SA51528 - Ubuntu update for gimp - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
879302 – (CVE-2012-5576) CVE-2012-5576 gimp (XWD plug-in): Stack-based buffer overflow when loading XWD file MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Bug 687392 – Memory corruption vulnerability when reading XWD files CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Exploit, Patch
USN-1659-1: GIMP vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Patch
Bug 687392 - Memory corruption vulnerability when reading XWD files (2873262f) · Commits · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab CONFIRM git.gnome.org Patch
openSUSE-SU-2013:0123-1: moderate: gimp SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:082 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
openSUSE-SU-2012:1623-1: moderate: gimp SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE-2012-5576 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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